Jen Shah Was 'A Little Starstruck' When She Met Lala Kent On 'RHOSLC'

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Jen Shah reacted to Wednesday night's “Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” and “Vanderpump Rules” crossover episode during an interview with Page Six on December 16, admitting that when it came to her interaction with fellow Bravolebrities Katie Maloney and Lala Kent, she was a bit starstruck by the latter. 

“I was a little starstruck, so I’m like, ‘Oh, my God, Lala’s here! Wait, wait. She’s like right here!'” Jen recalled. “So it was fun getting to hang out with them."

During Wednesday's episode of "The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City," Katie and Lala were seen attending Jen's Sundance party. 

"They’re super down to earth …. they’re back at home and they’re very down to earth and they were just it was just fun to hang out, dance, sing, just have fun,” Jen explained.

According to Jen, her Sundance party, which was hosted in celebration of a film made by her cousin, the event was just as over-the-top and elaborate as it seemed on the series. 

As "Vanderpump Rules" fans may know, both Katie and Lala are from Utah, with Lala hailing from Salt Lake City, where the "RHOSLC" is filmed, and Katie having grown up in nearby Park City.

Although Katie and Lala did not know Jen prior to the party, the "Pump Rules" cast members did have ties to Jen's cast mate Whitney Rose. 

In a cast confessional, Whitney told the Bravo audience, “Lala and Katie are Salt Lake City locals. I know Lala through a mutual friend."

"So when I heard they were in town for Lala’s new movie, ‘Spree,’ I insisted to Jen that she invite them to her party because they are so much fun,” Whitney continued.

According to Page Six, "Vanderpump Rules" fans were likely thrilled with the cameos from Lala and Katie on "The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City" because they haven't seen the two women on Bravo for some time due to the halt in production the series experienced amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Page Six went on to reveal that because restaurants in Los Angeles, including SUR, where "Vanderpump Rules" is filmed, are currently shutdown, it's hard to say if and when a new season will begin filming. 

“It has not been determined when ‘Vanderpump Rules’ will return, but they hope to begin production once restaurants in Los Angeles can safely reopen,” an insider explained.

To see more of Jen and her cast mates, don't miss new episodes of "The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City" season one on Wednesdays at 10 p.m. on Bravo.